‘GTA 6’ Release Date Window, Platforms, Location, Leaks, and Everything We Know About the Open-World Game

Grand Theft Auto VI might be essentially the most anticipated recreation ever. And it has been for a really very long time. For years, now we have had zero official info to go on — and that has lastly modified in 2023. We already know fairly a bit about GTA6 due to some bombshell leaks and studies previously few years. Rockstar has lastly joined the dialog, nevertheless, and given the world its first official take a look at what gamers can anticipate from GTA6.

Right here’s all the things you’ll want to learn about GTA 6.

Is there a Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer?

Sure! Rockstar introduced it could be posting the primary trailer for the sport on December 5. Nevertheless, the trailer needed to be launched just a few hours early after the trailer leaked on the web the night time earlier than. The minute-and-a-half trailer confirms a number of what we had already realized from leaks of the sport, together with a return to Vice Metropolis and twin protagonists. Test it out:

When is the Grand Theft Auto 6 launch date?

The primary trailer for the sport introduced that GTA6 has a launch window of 2025. No month or particular day has been set but.

There was some concern that the GTA 6 launch date could be delayed after Rockstar suffered a community intrusion in September 2022. Leaks of this sort, have delayed initiatives earlier than, as occurred with Valve’s Half-Life 2 again in 2003. Rockstar downplayed these issues, tweeting: “We don’t anticipate any disruption to our reside recreation companies nor any long-term impact on the event of our ongoing initiatives.”

What consoles will Grand Theft Auto 6 be launched on?

Whereas platforms for GTA6 weren’t talked about within the trailer, an official press launch from Rockstar confirmed that the sport will likely be launched on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Collection consoles. There was no point out of a PC model of the sport. That isn’t totally shocking, as you’ll need to needless to say Rockstar didn’t have a PC model of Purple Useless Redemption 2 or GTA5 at launch both. PC avid gamers might have to only wait patiently for a 12 months or extra after the sport’s console launch.

The place is the Grand Theft Auto 6 location?

Grand Theft Auto VI will return to the collection’ iconic Vice Metropolis setting, Rockstar’s model of Miami.

The large Rockstar leak in September 2022, which uncovered greater than 90 movies from a growth construct of GTA 6, seemingly confirmed the rumors of a Vice Metropolis setting. Footage that Rockstar admits is respectable and had taken down exhibits numerous indicators with “Vice Metropolis” written on them, and police automobiles are labeled VCPD.

What’s the Grand Theft Auto 6 Story?

As leaks urged, GTA 6 will introduce two protagonists — a person and a lady, who’re a pair — and inform a Bonnie and Clyde-inspired story. The trailer names the lady as Lucia however doesn’t reveal the male protagonist’s title.

Bikini-clad girls twerking on automobiles, an alligator working amok, Karen wielding a hammer, and scenes of Instagram Reside peppered the GTA 6 trailer. In different phrases, among the quirkiest elements of American tradition are being showcased within the subsequent entry of one of many world’s best-selling online game franchises.

GTA 6 seems to be to fall into the franchise’s anticipated themes of the false actuality of the American dream. The trailer additionally exhibits them having to commit a lot of crimes and robberies, in fact, however doesn’t inform us an excessive amount of else about the place the story will go. An attention-grabbing notice is the trailer’s heavy use of social media, which feels related however possibly a little bit outdated.

What ought to I learn about Grand Theft Auto 6 gameplay?

The official trailer is extra about vibes and exhibiting off the town and protagonists than a gameplay trailer, so we don’t have an excessive amount of official info on gameplay.

However that is what the leaks are for.

The Challenge Americas leak stated GTA 6 will likely be extra arcade-y and fewer sensible than Purple Useless Redemption 2, which suggests gamers received’t need to eat, sleep, and bathe. However parts of immersive realism had been nonetheless stated to have an effect on the digital world. Vehicles will reportedly perform precisely like horses in Purple Useless Redemption 2, so say goodbye to pulling a rocket launcher out of skinny air and howdy to creating your trip purr.

Gamers will carry their weapons within the trunk of their automotive once they’re in metropolis areas or threat being seen on the road with an AK-47 strapped to their again. However they may very well be free to pack extra warmth once they’re in rural areas of the sport.

One clip from the September 2022 leak exhibits the participant switching their lively weapon to their offhand to allow them to choose up a brand new rifle from the bottom, which can assist the concept of a extra restricted weapon stock.

Fight seems to be to be a little bit extra nuanced than in earlier Grand Theft Auto video games. The participant within the leaked footage is seen crouching, taking cowl, and even carrying an NPC, so there’ll probably be extra interplay with the surroundings this time round.

Gamers may be capable of construct their narcotics empire equally to the “Crew” system in GTA On-line. They’ll want to finish key duties throughout an enormous map to amass energy and turf.

Bloomberg reported GTA 6 may have extra inside places than earlier Grand Theft Auto video games, which may considerably change how the open-world sandbox feels. The newest leak suggests that is true, too. We see playable characters inside a number of buildings within the footage, and one clip exhibits a automotive inside in additional element than you’d anticipate from earlier Grand Theft Auto video games.

A 2021 Rockstar visible results job description referred to as for somebody to create “large-scale destruction occasions like skyscrapers crashing into the bottom.” That may very well be tied to the reported approach the GTA 6 map will change over time, or it might sign that gamers’ actions may reshape the town. None of this was showcased within the September 2022 leak.

In October 2023, the French publication Rockstar Magazine claimed that Rockstar’s RAGE engine — additionally used for Purple Useless Redemption 2 — is being revamped for GTA 6. The report claims that updates to the engine’s physics will make each GTA 6’s automotive crashes and dynamic climate extra sensible. Deformation results on automobiles will reportedly be extra detailed, and extreme climate will have an effect on objects within the surroundings and even make it tougher to drive.

Rockstar Magazine additionally says that GTA 6 will characterize a bigger graphical leap than earlier video games from the developer, notably in relation to the standard of lighting. Understand that these studies are unverified so they might not characterize what really seems in GTA 6.

Earlier variations of this text had been written by Danny Paez and Giovanni Colantonio.